二、课堂重点深化

　　1．absence n．不在，缺席；缺乏，没有

　　　[自主体验]

　　单句语法填空

　　①The little girl often takes the responsibility to look after her young brother in the absence of her parents.

　　②It is because of a long absence (absent) from school that I am a bit behind the other classmates.

　　③Hopefully，the robot like human beings will help some children feel less lonely while they are absent from class.

　　句型转换

　　④Her absence from the meeting caused lots of doubts.

　　→That she was absent from the meeting caused lots of doubts.

　　⑤He acted as chairman in my absence.

　　→He acted as chairman in the absence of me.

　　完成句子

　　⑥The mistake was made due to his absence_of_mind.

　　他因心不在焉才犯了这个错误。

　　⑦While doing a Watched­Pot Wait, we tend to get absent­minded.

　　当我们在Watched­Pot Wait的时候，往往会心不在焉。

　　　[系统归纳]

　　(1)absence from ...　　　　　 缺席；离开

　　absence of mind 心不在焉

　　in one's absence ＝in the absence of sb. 在某人不在的时候

　　(2)absent adj. 缺席的；茫然的

　　absent­minded adj. 心不在焉的

　　be absent from 缺席；不存在；缺少

　　　[重点强化]

　　易错处处防

　　⑧He was absent of the meeting for one reason or another. of→from

佳句时时写